Vol. 12 No. 70 (2023)
Articles

The aesthetic function of the natural scenography in Hail City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A regional and global gateway to the arts and cinema

Fouzi Salem Alshaie
University of Ha'il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Published 2023-10-30

Keywords

  • Aesthetic Function, Natural Scenography, Hail, Arts, Cinema.

How to Cite

Alshaie, F. S. (2023). The aesthetic function of the natural scenography in Hail City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A regional and global gateway to the arts and cinema. Amazonia Investiga, 12(70), 9–22. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.70.10.1

Abstract

This study aims to shed light on the artistic potential of Hail City's natural scenery (KSA), including its formal elements with expressive and symbolic connotations that are unaltered by human intervention. It attempts to highlight the significance of scenography for the fields of theater, film, light, and color shows. The framework of the research is an analytical descriptive approach through two axes: the first is an analysis of the natural scenography in Hail city from an aesthetic and functional standpoint. The second axe involves polling a sample of (15) experts in the arts and film to determine whether natural scenography serves an artistic purpose in Hail city and to what extent it is still relevant to the arts and film. One of the findings of the study is that Hail city's mountainous scenery offers distinctive and lovely natural scenography that may be exploited for a variety of purposes. The study recommends promoting Hail city 's natural beauty through marketing and advertising to highlight its aesthetic features and to profit from the visual treasure the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has to offer in its charming landscape.

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